遅れ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
遅
おく
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
遲れ (kyūjitai)
後れ
遅 (uncommon)
後 (rare)
See also 遅れる

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 遅れる (okureru, “to be late; to be delayed; to come after something else”). Examples appear from at least the 1300s.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おくれ [òkúré] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [o̞kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞]

Noun

遅(おく)れ • (okure) 

  1. [from 1914] something later, after, or behind
  2. [from 1914] delay, postponement, lag
  3. [from 1730] loss, failure, inferiority compared to something else
  4. [from late 1300s] uncertainty, nervousness, indecision

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. “遅・後”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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